I'm learning a lot about myself on this trip. For example, I had mentioned that my Ayurvedic constitution is heavily Pitta (with a tiny bit of vata). I learned that without adequate downtime, and with the extreme heat, I can easily become Pitta-deranged. Also, Pitta-deranged people do not mix well with Vata-deranged people. I also learned that I love meeting new people and striking up conversations with strangers. However, if I do too much of that, I definitely need my alone time.
From losing my luggage for the first 3 days of my trip, I learned that I prefer to live simply over extravagantly. Although it's nice to have everything with me, I'm a little overwhelmed with the sheer amount that I packed. My baggage is also extremely heavy to cart around. I am going to try to live as simply as possible in my new place when I get back.
I learned from losing my journal that I'm not very good at quiet time. I realized that my time in the Word is spent talking to myself rather than to God. I learned that I'm not very good with intimacy because I find it difficult to be intimate even with God.
As much as I'm enjoying my trip, I'm starting to look forward to moving into my new apartment when I get back to the states. I'm sure a lot of that has little to do with actually missing America, but more to do with missing privacy. Luckily I only have to crash on couches for 3 nights before I move into my own studio.
Anywho, without further ado, here are the sites we visited tonight:
1. Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus did a lot of His preaching
2. Tabgha: where Jesus fed the 5,000. It is believed that He performed that miracle right on the rock below the altar
3. Capernaum: where Jesus did most of His ministry. We also visited Peter's house which lies underneath a church
4. Golan Heights: the site of many battles between the Syrians and the Israelis. Some Old Testament battles also took place here.
